People group profile · PG001192
The Munda of Bangladesh
The Munda of Bangladesh, numbering about 5,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic-speaking tribal group indigenous to northeastern India.
They are an indigenous people in the Munda-Santal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Mundari.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 5,800
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Munda-Santal
- Primary language
- Mundari (unr)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Rajshahi division: Naogaon district; Rangpur division: Dinajpur district; Sylhet division
Where they live
Gospel status
The Munda are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Munda
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
Primary language
Mundari · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Mundari
Gospel resources in Mundari
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mundari)
Bibles
- 2018 The Word for the World International · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Munda
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Munda in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106893) is reported in 3 other countries.
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